Incredible everyday objects that tell the unheard stories of the UK’s trans community
They say a picture is worth a thousand words; we say an object speaks a thousand more. This is exactly what the public of Brighton learnt when The Museum of […]
COMMENT | I committed the gay cardinal sin… I got overweight and old
When I was young gay bars and nightclubs were at the height of popularity and exclusively gay. I had no trouble finding men and no intention of settling down with […]
Six reasons guys may engage in the services of a sex worker
Writing in 2013, writer Greg Mitchell outlined six reasons why men might call upon the services of an escort and asked if Prostitution was the last taboo. One will typically […]
What Is It Like To Be A Male Escort?
Sex workers are not just stigmatised, they are also stereotyped. Till very recently, it was a widely held belief that it’s just females who are involved in professions like commercial sex […]
COMMENT | Discovering I was different
What was I? Getting information was difficult in the 1970s. It was all so confusing. My point of reference was the tabloid press. It was what my father and grandfather […]
Dating apps make men unhappy and provide a platform for racism
Do dating apps give men body image concerns and lower self-esteem? shutterstock Glen Jankowski, Leeds Beckett University As the dating app Tinder turns five, new research shows men who regularly use […]
COMMENT | A “Sassy Gay Republican” is being dragged over healthcare, but it’s his support for the alt-right which should concern us
Life comes at you fast and furiously, as one gay conservative recently discovered following a horrifying auto collision. A Twitter user who called Alex, who bills himself “Sassy Gay Republican” […]
COMMENT | LGBTQIAPK – Has it all gone too far?
I am a 55-year-old gay man living in a small market town in Mid Devon. Until I made a move of around 10 miles, four years ago I had always […]
COMMENT | Gay men need to stop saying we’re “over hill at 30”
Over the Hill at 30? What EVAH! I chose this subject forgetting what my age was. I snuggled down this evening under my crocheted blanket a friend made while l […]
8 Ways to Survive Being a Sissy
Performance artist Nando Messias shares some tips on how to survive when you’re an effeminate man. For more insights come see Where 4 Roads Meet: Death and the Sissy, showing at […]
Six totally terrible questions to ask gay people
Ready those eye rolls… Which one of you is the girl???? “Well, we have a rota. I do Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. He does the Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. On […]